Are there any highlights that stand out during the Mater Mothers’ Hospitals first year of operation?
There are a number of highlights that come to mind. To list just a handful: • the opening of a refugee maternity clinic • recruitment of first-class medical specialists • the exceptional way in which maternity and neonatal services have adapted to handle increased activity • enhanced collaboration between midwifery and medical colleagues • the establishment of a second midwifery group practice model to complement the first • the successful recruitment of many more midwifery and nursing personnel, many of whom are home-grown • integration of a high-risk antenatal unit • the development of a GP alignment program which will see Mater Mothers’ Hospitals foster closer partnerships with GP colleagues in the provision of maternity services • realignment of Mater Mothers’ Hospitals clinics • the recruitment of a Professor of Midwifery • the establishment of the Mater Mothers’ Research Centre which provides nursing, midwifery, medical and allied health scholarships for further research and supp
